Armin

For the 2007 Croatian drama film, see Armin (film).

Armin

Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Persian, German and Dutch
Meaning	Guardian (Defender) of The Aryans Land
Region of origin	Iran and Germany

Armin is a given name or surname, and is:

• An ancient Indo-European name:
  • a Germanic given name,
    • a modern form of the name Arminius (18/17 BC–AD 21), a German prince who defeated a Roman army in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest (the name Arminius being itself a latinized form of a Germanic name which may have been derived from the element ermen meaning "whole, universal").
  • a Persian given name.
    • Son of Kai Kobad, a legendary character in Shahnameh, belonging to the mythical Kianian Dynasty in Persian literature and mythology;
    • The title and short name of Ariobarzanes of Persis (or Ariobarzan), a Persian general who fought against Alexander the Great;
    • The modern form of Ariobarzanes, meaning "exalting the Aryans" in ancient Greek.

Surname

• Robert Armin (c. 1563–1615), English actor, member of the Lord Chamberlain's Men
• Mohsen Armin (born 1954), Iranian politician
• Jart Armin, cybersecurity expert

Given name

• Arminius, Germanic tribal leader who fought against the Romans
• Armin, Prince of Lippe (born 1924)
• Armin Abron (born 1975), American periodontist
• Armin Bittner (born 1964), German former alpine skier
• Armin Joseph Deutsch (1918–1969), astronomer and science fiction writer
• Armin Hary (born 1937), the first non-American to win the Olympic 100 m since 1928
• Armin Hofmann (born 1920), Swiss graphic designer
• Armin Kerer (born 1972), Italian former javelin thrower
• Armin Kogler (born 1959), Austrian retired ski jumper
• Armin Kõomägi (born 1969), Estonian writer and screenwriter
• Armin Laschet (born 1961), German politician
• Armin Lemme (born 1955), East German former discus thrower
• Armin Otto Leuschner (1868–1953), American astronomer and educator
• Armin Luistro (born 1961), Filipino religious brother
• Armin Mahbanoozadeh (born 1991), Iranian American figure skater
• Armin Meiwes (born 1961), German Internet user who became known as the "Rotenburg Cannibal"
• Armin Mueller-Stahl (born 1930), German film actor
• Armin Öpik (1898–1983), Estonian paleontologist
• Armin Rohde (born 1955), German actor
• Armin S., German stock trader
• Armin Shimerman (born 1949), American actor
• Armin Sohrabian (born 1995), Iranian footballer
• Armin Tashakkori (born 1986), Iranian volleyball player
• Ármin Vámbéry (1832–1913), Hungarian explorer and writer
• Armin van Buuren (born 1976), Dutch trance music DJ and producer
• Armin Veh (born 1961), German footballer and manager
• Armin T. Wegner (1886–1978), German soldier, writer, and political activist
• Armin Zöggeler (born 1974), Italian luger

Fiction

• Armin Arlert, supporting protagonist of the manga and anime Attack on Titan

See also

• Von Armin (disambiguation), several people
• Nepenthes armin (N. armin), a Philippine pitcher plant
• Stac an Armin, the Armin (Warrior) sea stack in Scotland